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- Iraq asks US to launch air strikes
- EBay pulls sales of 'spyware phones'
- VIDEO: Spain's King Juan Carlos abdication
- VIDEO: Friars get into the football habit
- India Ink: A Conversation With Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
- Net child porn at 'epidemic' scale
- Girl's fire death year after brother
- Paxman to host final Newsnight
- Protest by Abdullah Abdullah Casts Crisis for Afghanistan Vote
- Spain's Juan Carlos signs abdication
- Profile: Libyan Islamist Ahmed Abu Khattala
- Jeremy Paxman, BBC Anchor Who Delighted in Blistering Politicians, is Stepping Down
- England 'owe Brazil place to Rooney'
- UKIP forms alliance in EU Parliament
- Wednesday's gossip column
- India Ink: Image of the Day: June 18
- Britain’s Thaw With Iran Comes at a Crucial Juncture
- US central bank cuts growth forecast
- World Cup: Australia 2-3 Netherlands
- VIDEO: Karzai dismisses 'al-Qaeda comeback'
- VIDEO: Iraq's special forces 'ready for ISIS'
- Bits Blog: Google Ready to Comply With ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Rules in Europe
- China-Vietnam Meeting Does Little to Ease Territorial Tensions
- World Cup: Spain v Chile
- Amazon Fire Phone offers 3D effects
- VIDEO: 'Explosion' in child online sex abuse
- Rail Strike Is Stress for French and Test for President François Hollande
- VIDEO: French rail strike enters second week
- Ronaldo limps out of Portugal training
- Iraq: Twitter Q&A with John Simpson
- Turkey sentences 1980 coup leaders
- VIDEO: 'Children are thrown into our arms'
- Felipe takes over as Spanish king
- Auschwitz guard, 89, arrested in US
- Brazil builder 'used slave labour'
- Mass grave found in eastern Mexico
- Fish-eating spiders 'widespread'
- Karzai rules out Iraq scenario in Afghanistan
- Albania battles cannabis growers
- World Cup: Cameroon v Croatia
- VIDEO: Karzai dismisses 'al-Qaeda comeback'
- VIDEO: Final stretch for German cave rescue
- The world's most precious genes?
- The goddess who still has to do homework
- England pick Burns at 10 over Cipriani
- Sherpas count cost of 'ticket to Everest'
- Battle over Indonesian red-light district
- Dublin's housing boom fuels homelessness
- Islamic State in Iraq and Syria? Or Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant?
- Top jazz musician Horace Silver dies
- Thursday's gossip column
- Drones Kill 5 as Pakistani and U.S. Forces Target Tribal Belt
- Leader’s Words About Women Jolt Morocco
- Unknown Pablo Neruda poems found
- Labour pledge on welfare pay curb
- Dementia progress 'achingly slow'
- Pressure Grows in Hunt for Kidnapped Israelis
- Once a Humble Refueling Stop, Dubai Is Crossroad to the Globe
- VIDEO: 'Little change' for Everest's Sherpas
- Uneasy Alliance Gives Insurgents an Edge in Iraq
- As Moderate Islamists Retreat, Extremists Surge Unchecked
- Diplomatic Memo: Conflict in Iraq Adds New Angle to U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks
- Border guard 'killer' sent to US
- World Briefing: Ebola Deaths Rise as Outbreak Spreads
- World Briefing: Vatican: Pope to Beatify Korean Martyrs
- World Briefing: Nigeria: Cause of Deadly Blast Unclear
- World Briefing: Mexico: Governor of Michoacán Resigns
- Obama 'to bypass Congress on Iraq'
- China jails corruption activists
- Former Turkish Army Chief Is Convicted in 1980 Coup
- U.S. Asserts Self-Defense in Benghazi Suspect Case
- Kyrgyzstan drops hot potato
- With World Cup in Headlines, a Debate Continues on What to Call the Game
- Bodies found after Malaysia capsize
- India Ink: Indian Nurses in Iraqi Hospital Wait for Violence to Subside
- Pope trip to honour Korean 'martyrs'
- Spain roles under threat - Del Bosque
- VIDEO: Felipe takes over as Spanish king
- Sinosphere Blog: Tibetan Security Official Gunned Down in Sichuan
- Father of abducted Indian speaks out
- Spain to swear in King Felipe VI
- Open Source: After 10 Months in Jail, Freed Egyptian Journalist Says, ‘I Have Won’
- China Sentences Three Activists
- Fifa probes Mexico fans' 'racism'
- £200m car plant investment announced
- Jay Leno awarded Mark Twain Prize
- Unesco delays Barrier Reef decision
- Sinosphere Blog: Anticorruption Activist Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Prison
- Polish PM warns of snap election
- Virgin West Coast contract extended
- Rik Mayall's family to hold funeral
- VIDEO: Spain's 'royal tat' flying off shelves
- Moderate monk beaten in Sri Lanka
- Lorry fire shuts M1 near airport
- VIDEO: Capoeira lessons for children of DRC
- Iraq forces fight over oil refinery
- Caver surfaces after marathon rescue
- Aborigine nuclear waste site dropped
- Skylight illuminates West End
- VIDEO: Life as a Nepalese 'living goddess'
- Germany cave rescue: Test of human limits
- UN to use spy drones in northern Mali
- Mountain to be blasted for telescope
- India is Nigeria's top oil customer
- VIDEO: German caver brought to surface
- Op-Ed Contributor: Ethiopia’s Condom Dilemma
- Sinosphere Blog: Opponents of Hong Kong’s Occupy Central Envision Chaos
- Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Does Germany Need a New Flag?
- Jury sent out in Rolf Harris trial
- Victor Hugo attacked by French students
- Polish Premier Says He May Call Early Elections
- Felipe Is Proclaimed New King of Spain
- Iraqi Officials Claim Control of Major Refinery
- Charles Taylor asks to leave UK jail
- US government leaks Bitcoin buyers
- Clashes Reported in Ukraine After Cease-Fire Proposal
- Ukraine battle follows talk of truce
- Blackberry posts surprise profit
- Injured Researcher Pulled From Deep Alpine Cave
- The Slumdog Millionaire Architect
- Today at the World Cup: Day eight
- Sinosphere Blog: Analysts Say China May Try to Use Manmade Islands to Bolster Bid for Economic Development
- Turkey 'coup plotters' to be freed
- Republicans to hold leadership vote
- Mine manager cleared over deaths
- Cook hits out at 'personal' attacks
- Sinosphere Blog: China Uses ‘House of Cards’ as Illustration of West’s Corruption
- Rosetta: Icy quarry coming into view
- Chikungunya virus spreads to Cuba
- Harley-Davidson tests electric bike
- VIDEO: King Felipe fans: 'We are so happy'
- Thousands flee Waziristan offensive
- VIDEO: Chile fans: 'We are not criminals'
- Sinosphere Blog: Brother of Aide to Former Chinese Leader Comes Under Investigation
- 'Abuses' by Kurdish rulers in Syria
- Gunfire in W Bank over missing teens
- Gerrard urges World Cup 'wake-up call'
- Harrison Ford leg broken in accident
- VIDEO: N Waziristan families look for refuge
- Day in pictures: 19 June 2014
- Iraqi Political Leaders Maneuvering to Replace Maliki
- Iraqi Factions Jockey to Oust Maliki, With U.S. Support
- Open Source: Twitter Restores Access to ‘Blasphemous’ Tweets in Pakistan
- EU benefits case goes against UK
- Argentina shares fall on debt fears
- Sheen joins Fonda in Netflix comedy
- VIDEO: The day Felipe became King of Spain
- VIDEO: Crimea sings for Russia
- VIDEO: What happens to migrants found at sea?
- Teachers' strike set for 10 July
- World Cup: Colombia v Ivory Coast
- China Plans to Send Second Oil Rig to Waters Near Vietnam
- SA probe into 'wife given as gift'
- India Ink: Image of the Day: June 19
- US 'ready to strike' Iraq insurgents
- US Marine to receive Medal of Honor
- Euro recovery 'not strong enough'
- Nigeria to recover 'Abacha loot'
- Ricciardo eyes 'home' race edge
- Text of Obama’s Remarks on Iraq
- World Cup: Uruguay v England
- Lens Blog: Pulling Back the Veil, or Keeping It On
- Julian Assange 'fears for family'
- Afghan hopeful to reject poll result
- US imposes sanctions on Uganda
- Kenya attack: Five suspects shot dead
- Help From the Left Keeps a Right-Wing President in Power in Colombia
- Lee replaces dropped Jones for Wales
- VIDEO: Polish PM warns of snap election
- VIDEO: The gemstone mined by child labour
- VIDEO: Blackberry reports surprise profit
- Turkish Court Orders Release of Officers Convicted of Plotting Coup
- Anthrax risk for 75 scientists in US
- Sinosphere Blog: Q. and A.: Michael C. Davis on the Battle Over Hong Kong’s Future
- Key sickness benefit 'failing'
- Armstrong federal lawsuit to go ahead
- Confidence drop for Big Bang signal
- Songwriter Gerry Goffin dies in LA
- Chinese Government Tightens Constraints on Press Freedom
- Deadly floods hit eastern Bulgaria
- Government welfare scheme expanded
- World Cup: Japan 0-0 Greece
- State school sport 'not competitive'
- Why everyone wants a piece of Antarctica
- The elves living beneath Iceland's rocks
- Can tech combat modern slavery?
- Abdullah Abdullah Says He Can’t Trust Officials’ Tally of Afghan Vote
- India Ink: 40 Indian Workers Kidnapped in Iraq Are Said to Have Been Located
- VIDEO: Iraqis drivers in long wait for fuel
- Israel's '#BringBackOur...' hashtag
- In Chaos, Iraq’s Kurds See a Chance to Gain Ground
- Why Indian nurses want to go back to Iraq
- Trial Secondary as U.S. Questions a Libyan Suspect
- After Years of Solitude, Spanish Literary Champion Takes Partner
- World Briefing: Uganda: Anti-Gay Law Draws Sanctions
- World Briefing: Egypt: Court Calls for Death Sentences for Top Muslim Brotherhood Members
- World Briefing: Pakistan: Offensive Sets Off an Exodus
- World Briefing: Gaza: Tunnel Blast Kills 5 Militants
- World Briefing: Colombia: U.S. Ends Cali Gang Blacklist
- Open Source: Witness to Fatal Shooting of Palestinians Reports Threats From Israeli Soldiers
- Government 'could breach welfare cap'
- Murray expecting Wimbledon nerves
- Avraham Shalom, Hunter of Eichmann, Dies at 86
- VIDEO: 'Normal' life continues in Mosul
- VIDEO: Japan's comics escape child porn ban
- US Presbyterians allow gay weddings
- GE revises bid for France's Alstom
- Android and Windows add 'kill switch'
- UN highlights war refugees' growing plight
- Malaysia plane search 'moving south'
- S Korea ferry chief to go on trial
- Hodgson 'not considering resigning'
- Siemens and Mitsubishi up Alstom bid
- TSB share sale values bank at £1.3bn
- Sinosphere Blog: Family, Corruption and Sage Words From a News Agency
- Fierce battles for key Iraqi sites
- Launchbury in for injured Parling
- VIDEO: Crossing Mexico in a 'spacecraft'
- VIDEO: War refugee numbers 'highest since WWII'
- VIDEO: Mountain blasted to build telescope
- Car bomb 'kills dozens' in Syria
- Ukraine president unveils peace plan
- HK unofficial referendum begins
- Rushdie receives Pen Pinter prize
- Better Call Saul update from makers
- VIDEO: Could these be the next billionaires?
- Refugees at Levels Not Seen Since World War II
- Refugees at Levels Not Seen Since WWII, U.N. Official Says
- Sinosphere Blog: Beijing From on High, Just Steer Clear of the Halls of Power
- VIDEO: At scene of unreported Ukraine battle
- Sainsbury's in discount store tie-up
- VIDEO: Raw video shows BBC under ISIS attack
- VIDEO: World Cup pirate sites 'challenging'
- Suarez revels in England retribution
- Murray to face Goffin at Wimbledon
- McConaughey wins best TV actor award
- American Apparel coup lifts shares
- Rosberg fastest in Austria practice
- West Brom sign defender Lescott
- Campbell now needs full-time care
- VIDEO: BBC films migrant rescue as it unfolds
- VIDEO: Bulgaria floods cause chaos
- Zimbabwe arrests state paper editor
- Panama bodies may be missing women
- Oil price around nine-month high
- Shire shares soar on rejected bid
- Migrants pulled from overloaded boat
- A Dozen Men, Reportedly Islamist Militants, Detained in Beirut Hotel
- In Hong Kong, an Unofficial Election Draws Beijing’s Ire
- Casualties Reported as Ukraine Seeks a Cease-Fire
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